Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, 2008. Title II of the Broadband Data Improvement Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in Oct. 2008, and having a direct impact on classrooms nationwide. ...
Tag Archives: students
Student athlete risk
Sports provides a great chance to celebrate excellence, learn about setbacks, and overcome diversity. Yet sports can stress players—beyond how high they jump or how fast they run. For 15- or ...
Strength based
Focusing on the positives Positive youth development continues to gain momentum, as education and prevention professionals recognize the many benefits of fostering resiliency in students. Among ...
Casper contagion
Three student suicides in Casper, Wyoming since October 2003 have moved school administrators to seek new ways to counter this tragedy by teaching suicide prevention. This represents positive ...
Indicators in teens
Indicators of potential for suicide in adolescents A RECENT SIGNIFICANT LOSS Breakup of an important relationship; loss of a parent due to divorce, death or rejection; academic or sports ...
WY governor weighs in
Our students face a complicated world in their journey toward maturity. That’s why I called together Wyoming stakeholders in our children’s well-being for the 2008 Governor’s Roundtable on ...
Rewards of prevention
Largest public school district in Florida sees student suicide rate plummet while academic achievement receives national recognition Administrators in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools ...
Tight school budgets
WHERE: Miami-Dade County Public School District WHAT: Emphasizes collaborative programs that support student well-being as key to achievement HOW: Through a noteworthy, award-winning approach to ...
Bullying and academics
The links among academic outcomes and bullying, psychological distress and school violence have been further strengthened by a study released in January 2008.* Researchers at the University of ...
Climate change
Freedom from fear, hostility and intimidation It is a basic democratic right for a student to feel secure and not be troubled by offensive or humiliating treatment. Schools can teach this during ...